Third Coast Training Center Classes
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Comprised of teachers who have lived, performed, and taught comedy all over the country the Third Coast Training Center exists to cultivate well-rounded, highly-trained performers in the areas of improv, sketch, and stand-up.
⚠️ 2019 Session 1 schedule
available now! ⚠️ 📅 Registration begins online Friday, 12/14 @ 10am (on this page) 📅 |
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2019 Class Calendar
If you have any questions please email the training center or call (615) 745-1009 for more information.
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Improvisation: Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | High School Improv | Musical Improv 1 | Musical Improv 2 | Shortform Improv
Stand-up: Intro
Improv
Level 1: Intro to improvisation
Prerequisite: No experience necessary
No experience is necessary to learn the foundational ideas of listening, agreement, and shared construction that make improvisation so much fun to watch and perform.
Sundays, w/Allison @ 12pm, 1/6 - 3/3 (skipping Sunday, 1/20)
Mondays, w/Isaac @ 6:30pm, 1/7 - 2/25
Registration available here Friday, 12/14 @ 10am
Level 2: Scenework
Prerequisite: Level 1 or commiserate experience
Deep dive into character work, scene mechanics, and in particular, acting. Grounded, well-acted scene work provides the context for finding, exploring, and heightening patterns.
Sundays, w/Dan @ 12pm, 1/6 - 3/3 (skipping Sunday, 1/20)
Mondays, w/Brandon @ 6:30pm, 1/7 - 2/25
⚠️ Showcases are Saturday, 3/9 @ 5pm
Registration available here Friday, 12/14 @ 10am
Level 3: Ensemble
Prerequisite: Level 2
Once the basics are introduced we’ll want to move into group play as it’s part of what makes improvisation so electric. Give and take, balance, tempo, repetition, the discovery and constant unfurling of the moment; the stuff that might very well take you out of your comfort zone (which is ok).
Tuesdays, w/Scott @ 6:30pm, 1/8 - 2/26
Registration available here Friday, 12/14 @ 10am
Level 4: Harold
Prerequisite: Level 3
Harold is widely considered a crown jewel of long form improvisation. It weaves together all of the skills a long form improviser acquires during their training and manages to be both strikingly simple and complex.
Thursdays, w/Dan @ 6:30pm, 1/10 - 3/7 (skipping 2/14 - Valentine's Day)
⚠️ Showcase is Saturday, 3/9 @ 5pm
Registration available here Friday, 12/14 @ 10am
Level 5: Forms
Prerequisite: Level 4
The forms studied will incorporate all aspects of the training so far, in particular themes, patterns, and group work.
Session 1: N/A
Registration available here Friday, 12/14 @ 10am
Level 6: Harold Performance
Prerequisite: Level 5 + instructor recommendation
Part workshop, part performance this class effectively runs for 14 weeks. The first 8 are classes devoted to advanced Harold while the last 6 are performances in front of your friends, family, and strangers.
Wednesdays, w/Patrick @ 6:30pm, 1/9 - 2/27
Registration available here Friday, 12/14 @ 10am
High School Improv
Prerequisite: Must be a high school student
Each Semester, Third Coast Comedy Club puts together a team of high school players assembled from all over greater Metro Nashville to perform in two shows at a professional comedy club! The group meets for eight practices in a fun, supportive environment. The class utilizes theatre games, scene work, and group exercises to teach the fundamentals of improvisational acting. Students learn to listen closely, create characters, build scenes, and invent stories while working as a team. Beyond comedic applications, students are taught to relax and react on stage, develop more positive, open frames of mind, and strengthen leadership and communication skills.
Session 1: TBD
⚠️ Cost: $225 for 6-week workshop + two Saturday showcases
Musical Improv 1
Prerequisite: Level 3 + instructor recommendation
Designed to raise the student’s comfort level while performing improvised songs. Emphasis is on phrasing, song structure, heightened emotional commitment, background support, and song styles.
Tuesdays, w/Mark @ 6:30pm, 1/8 - 2/26
⚠️ In order to be considered for Musical Improv 1 you must email Mark Neglia.
Registration available here Friday, 12/14 @ 10am
Musical Improv 2
Prerequisite: Musical Improv 1 + instructor recommendation
By invitation only. The entire 8 weeks will be dedicated to learning how to improvise a full one act musical. Emphasis is on the structural elements of musical theater as well as functions and placement of specific song types within a musical. Upon the conclusion of the 8 weeks, the class will mount a weekly or bi-weekly production on the Third Coast Comedy Club stage.
Session 1: N/A
Shortform Improv
Prerequisite: Level 2
Students will explore the world of shortform improv, well-defined games that provide a structure to improvise within. Scenic, narrative, timed-based, guessing, the list goes on. Shortform builds on the fundamentals learned and helps in honing specific skills. Always a crowd-pleaser this level will include a showcase.
Sundays, w/Bill @ 12pm, 1/6 - 3/3 (skipping Sunday, 1/20)
Prerequisite: Level 2: Scenework
⚠️ Showcase is Saturday, 3/9 @ 5pm
Registration available here Friday, 12/14 @ 10am
Stand-up
Intro to stand-up
Prerequisite: No experience necessary
Ever wanted to learn what it takes to work out your original ideas and turn them into a polished stand-up set? This class will teach you the basics and structure to develop your ideas into stand-up content, performance styles and technique, finding your voice on stage, and more! The class consists of regularly performing your written material with the goal of refinement through constructive feedback.
Sundays, w/Sean @ 7pm, 1/6 - 2/10
⚠️ Showcase is Friday, 2/15 @ 6:30pm
Registration available here Friday, 12/14 @ 10am